Manchester police said they were called to Bellman's Jewelers on Elm Street on Thursday evening, where three employees were detaining a man suspected of stealing a ring.

The employees said the man, Ronald Perley, 52, of Manchester, had asked to see engagement rings. An employee produced a tray of rings, and after Perley looked at one and gave it back, he picked up another ring and ran toward the door, police said.

But because of security measures at the store, Perley was unable to open the locked door, police said. As staff confronted him, they saw him put his hand to his mouth and swallow, and they believed he swallowed the ring, police said.

The employees told police that Perley denied any wrongdoing and agreed to wait for police. Officers reviewed surveillance video, and police said it appeared to show that Perley had taken a ring.

Police said Perley consented to an initial search, but the $3,200 white gold and diamond ring wasn't found on him and wasn't found in the store.

Police took Perley into custody pending the application of a search warrant. The warrant was granted, and Perley was taken to Elliot Hospital, where an X-ray showed that a ring was inside his body, police said.

Perley was arrested and charged with felony theft and falsifying physical evidence. Bail was set at $50,000 with the condition that he can't be released until the ring is produced.

TAKING THE RING THURSDAY EVENING. WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE STORE, HE SWALLOWED IT. 52-YEAR-OLDS RONALD PERLEY FACES TWO CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO TAKE A DIAMOND RING FROM A MANCHESTER JEWELRY STORE AND SWALLOWING IT WHEN HE COULD NOT GET AWAY. THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM CAPTURED THE INCIDENT AND SHOWS A MAN SPEAKING WITH A SALESPERSON AT ONE OF THE COUNTERS. THE GENTLEMAN SAYS I AM LOOKING FOR AN ENGAGEMENT RING. SHE STARTS SHOWING HIM A FEW. HE TAKES ONE OF THE RINGS AND SAYS TO HER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HE GOES TO RUN OUT THE DOOR. THE VIDEO SHOWS THE MAN RAN FROM THE COUNTER TO A LOCKED DOOR THAT CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY AN EMPLOYEE. AFTER POLICE SAY HE ASKED TO BE BUZZED OUT, THE VIDEO APPEARS TO SHOW THEM RING GOING DOWN THE HATCH. COOK'S THEY MADE THE LIST -- THEY MADE THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY SWALLOWED IT. HE SAT DOWN AND WAITED FOR POLICE TO ARRIVE. THEY SEARCHED THE STORE AND RONALD PERLEY FOR THE RAIN. AN X-RAY SHOWED WHERE IT WAS. I AM RELIEVED THAT IT IS OVER AND NOBODY WAS HURT. AND HIS BAIL WAS SET AT $50,000 WITH THE CONDITION THAT